Side-by-Side Comparison
Smart Cards & RFID
FeliCa vs. HID Prox & iCLASS
Comparing 2 standards across 12 specifications. 12 key differences identified.
Comparing:
FeliCa
HID Prox & iCLASS
FeliCa (Fast Electronic Card) is a contactless RFID smart card technology developed by Sony, standardized under JIS X 6319-4 and ISO/IEC 18092 (NFC Type 3). Operating at 13.56 MHz with 212/424 kbps Manchester encoding, it is engineered for ultra-fast sub-100ms transit gate transactions like Suica, Pasmo, and Octopus.
HID Prox and iCLASS are proprietary physical access control credentials developed by HID Global. They encompass legacy 125 kHz unencrypted Prox (such as 26-bit Wiegand H10301), 13.56 MHz read/write iCLASS smart cards, and modern Seos microprocessor cards utilizing AES-128 encryption.
Specification Comparison Table
12 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
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Frequency Bands
|
13.56 MHz | — |
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National / International Standard
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JIS X 6319-4 / ISO/IEC 18092 (NFC-F) | — |
|
NFC Forum Classification
|
Type 3 Tag | — |
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Data Transfer Rates
|
212 and 424 kbps | — |
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Modulation Scheme
|
Manchester Coding (10% ASK) | — |
|
Transaction Processing Speed
|
< 100 ms | — |
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Security Algorithms
|
AES-128 / DES / 3DES (FeliCa Standard) | — |
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Operating Frequencies
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— | 125 kHz (Prox) / 13.56 MHz (iCLASS / Seos) |
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Common Bit Formats
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— | 26-bit H10301, 37-bit H10302/H10304, Corporate 1000 |
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Standard Compliance (iCLASS)
|
— | ISO/IEC 15693 and ISO/IEC 14443-A/B |
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Security Cryptography
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— | None (Prox), 64-bit DES (Legacy iCLASS), AES-128 (iCLASS SE / Seos) |
|
Reader Interface Protocol
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— | Wiegand / OSDP (Open Supervised Device Protocol) |